Which to use
“powered” is a verb and “powers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,951
- “powered” frequency rank
- #33,236
- “powers” frequency rank
- 72187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | powered | powers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs power | Plural des Substantivs power |
Letter map: powered vs powers
Shared letters muted; letters that set powered and powers apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: powered vs powers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: powered is averb and powersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
powered is recorded at frequency rank #38,951, classified as averb, pronounced […]. powers is at rank #33,236, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72187, this pair ranks #395,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of powered vs powers
Shared letters: eoprw. Private to "powered": d. Private to "powers": s.
"powered" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "powers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "powered" vs "powers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "powered" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "powers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "powered" and "powers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "powered vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #395,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.